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State Rep. Beau LaFave today issued the following statement after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued guidelines banning people from openly carry firearms at polling locations on Election Day: "I...

Military service members can now access resources to aid in understanding and exercising their voting rights with the launch of the Michigan Department of State's (MDOS) first Military Voting Engageme...

With an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Chippewa County, WMH will again be restricting visitors within the hospital facilities, effective Friday, October 16th. Therefore, restricted visitation is in effec...

LMAS District Health Department received notification on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020, of the first localdeath attributed to COVID-19. The individual was an older male, admitted to UpperPeninsul...

State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, today said he is frustrated that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed his bill to help hunters with physical disabilities. LaFave's measure, House Bill 4332, would ha...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed emergency rules to clarify workers' compensation coverage for health care employees and first responders who have tested positive for COVID-19. The emergency rules apply t...

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today issued direction to local election clerks statewide clarifying that the open carry of firearms on Election Day in polling places, clerk's offices, and absent vo...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a leadership change at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Jeff Donofrio, who has led LEO since it was established via executive order in Jun...

MNA nurses at War Memorial Hospital overwhelmingly voted to ratify a contract for a three-year deal Wednesday night that includes raises and an expanded voice for nursing in making decisions about saf...

Governor Whitmer signed emergency rules allowing the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) and the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) to conduct remote hearings to protect Michiganders...